082 Joshua 16 – 18; Mark 4
The land and who gets what has Joshua right in the middle of it. Why? The O.T. is about the land. God is giving them the land promised in Genesis 12:1-3. To be blessed was to have much. When you read the O.T. please listen closely to the language of being blessed. The language of being blessed in the O.T. and the N.T is as different as a puddle and the ocean. Joshua was the leader and had to be involved in the details of giving out the land because it was a spiritual issue. The land was part of their salvation!
Write out what you think are the signs of living a blessed life in our times of the N.T.. Then ask yourself are you living the blessed life? If not, then why are you not enjoying the supreme blessings bought by our Savoir, Jesus Christ?
If you share your faith then this passage is very important to you. Anyone who tries to engage darkness will get discouraged. Jesus teaches the principle of good heart and the good seed. When the good seed hits the good heart there will be fruit. Pray that you meet up with hearts that are prepared for the Gospel message. Pray for your family and friends that God would be preparing their hearts for this wonderful message. Have you noticed that you don't have to pray for better seed--the Gospel? There is nothing wrong with the message of Jesus Christ.
One famous evangelist has even been so bold to imply that people are much more willing to receive the message of Jesus Christ than we are willing to share it. May it not be said of us.
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If you're a geek like me & would like to see a map of how the promised land was divided amongst the tribes, go to http://www.ebibleteacher.com/imagehtml/otmaps.html#Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel. I'm a visual person and this helped me more than the text of Joshua.
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